Pensées (pronounced pahn-sáy) was nothing more than Pascal’s collection of his notes and musings, for what academics believed was supposed to be for his unwritten book about Christianity. Yet, when the Pensées was published into a book in 1670, readers hailed it as a historical masterpiece.
Students of science and religion have cited the Pensées in their dissertations. Religious academics read Pascal for his eloquent discussions on Christianity, notably on his argument for wagering in favour of the existence of a Divine God.
There’s something to be said for putting one’s thoughts down, because even if we don’t finish what we started, someone someday may still admire what we wrote.
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